George Richmond, 1809–1896, Britishafter Frederick Tatham, 1805–1878, British
Title:
William Blake in Youth and Age
Date:
ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite with brush and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (34.3 × 26.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed lower center: "Portraits of Willm Blake| at the ages of 28 & 69 years.| Born November 20th 1757. Died August 12 1827| Aetat: 69."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.1(101)
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
portrait | profile | artist | men
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)William Blake - His Art & Times (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1982-12-03 - 1983-02-06)William Blake - His Art & Times (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-09-15 - 1982-11-14)English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17)
Publications:
Matthew Hargraves, William Blake and Paul Mellon : the life of the mind, Open Knowledge Foundation, New York, 2014, [ pp. 1, 6, 7 ], color detail and fig. 6, V 2557Matthew Hargraves, William Blake and Paul Mellon : the life of the mind, Open Knowledge Foundation, New York, 2014, [ pp. 1, 6, 7 ], color detail and fig. 6, http://openglam.org/2014/10/07/william-blake-and-paul-mellon-the-life-of-the-mindR. J. B. Walker, Regency portraits, National Portrait Gallery, London, 1985, p. 52 (vol. 1), N1090 A592 (YCBA)